Melness

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Melness
  • Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Mhealanais
Beautiful beaches at Melness, Tongue - geograph.org.uk - 9896.jpg
Beach at Melness
Melness is located in Sutherland
Melness
Melness
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC585636
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLairg
Postcode districtIV27 4
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Scottish Parliament
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58°32′18″N 4°25′52″W / 58.53825°N 4.43109°W / 58.53825; -4.43109Coordinates: 58°32′18″N 4°25′52″W / 58.53825°N 4.43109°W / 58.53825; -4.43109

Melness (Gaelic: Taobh Mhealanais) is a locality, comprising a group of small remote crofting townships, lying to the west of Tongue Bay opposite Coldbackie, in the north coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1][2] The individual hamlets are:

  • Achnahuaigh (Gaelic: Achadh na h-Uamha)
  • Achininver (Gaelic: Achadh an Inbhir)
  • Lubinvullin (Gaelic: Lùb a' Mhuilinn)
  • Midfield (Gaelic: Pàirce Meadhanach)
  • Midtown (Gaelic: Baile Meadhanach)
  • Portvasgo (Gaelic: Port Faisgeach)
  • Skinnet (Gaelic: Sgianaid)
  • Strathan (Gaelic: Srathan)
  • Talmine (Gaelic: Tealamainn)
  • West Strathan (Gaelic: Srathan Shuas)

References[]

  1. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Melness". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia (26 February 2017). "Melness, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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